Lechlade

Type: Towns & Villages

The river Thames has always been at the heart of the town. Lechlade was on the salt way, when salt used to be brought by road from Droitwich and shipped down the Thames from Lechlade. Later, cheese, wool and coal were shipped down to London. The construction of the Thames and Severn Canal in 1789 meant Lechlade was on a busy trade route. The canal, now disused, joins the Thames at Inglesham, a few miles west of Lechlade and funds are being sought to restore the canal and the lock at Inglesham. Today, the river brings visitors to the town in narrow boats and cruisers. There are boats and fishing tackle for hire and there are river cruises during the summer.

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Cotswold Boat Hire GLS Marine

A small family company operating from the scenic Cotswolds. Based on the River Thames Cotswold Boat...

0.71 miles away

Buscot Old Parsonage

An early 18thC house of Cotswold stone, set on the banks of the Thames and with a small garden.

1.16 miles away

Lechlade & Bushyleaze Trout Fisheries

Trout and fly fishing. First organic Trout farm in the UK.

1.19 miles away

Buscot Park

A late-18thC country house with landscaped formal park and gardens. House contains the Faringdon...

1.59 miles away

Kelmscott Manor

Kelmscott Manor was the country home of William Morris – poet, craftsman and socialist – from 1871...

2.36 miles away

Swinford Museum

Tools and artefacts relating to domestic life and rural trades and crafts that are particular to...

3.31 miles away

Cotswold Woollen Weavers

The splendid 18th century buildings, in the idyllic setting of the tranquil village of Filkins,...

3.48 miles away

Friars Court

A privately owned 17th century farmhouse with 4 acres of part-moated gardens and nature trail open...